Chip Bell, co-author of the international best-selling book Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning (2013), recently shared four sequential steps for effective advice giving: clearly state the performance problem or learning goal, make sure you agree on the focus, ask permission to give advice, and state your advice in first person singular. So What? Just about every person is a mentor to someone else. In church life, such relationships are often Read More …
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Recovering from Disappointment (#0820)
Ron Edmondson recently shared his list of 10 ways to recover from major disappointments: Reconnect with God Evaluate your life Create some new dreams Call in the advisors Don't take your pain and anger out on others Take a break When it's time, be willing to risk again Don't let failure or disappointment define you Do something Get back in the game So What? The list of possible major disappointments one can experience in life is nearly endless. When struggling with a Read More …